Experiences

OTRONICON brings together the entertaining world of consumer video games with a behind-the-scenes view of the art, technology and science that form the foundation and the future of both the videogame and simulation industries. Families and individuals of all ages will have a tremendous range of places and opportunities to explore.

 

For Families

Who said video games are just for kids? Live out your childhood dreams behind the wheel of a racing car or in the cockpit of a fighter jet in one of our state of the art simulators. Or crank up your favorite classic rock hits on a customized Rock Band stage. Oh, and don’t worry, there’s stuff for the kids too!

 

For Gamers

Are you good? Really good? Good enough to face off on some of your favorite games in person? At Otronicon, you can test your skills on more than 100 gaming stations in a variety of competition formats.

 

For Educators

Otronicon offers interactive worshops uniquely designed for middle and high school students to explore the world of gaming technology. Students can work with industry-based tools for simulation and game design.

 

Are you interested in cutting-edge gaming technologies? How about how gaming technology is used in a real-world industry like defense? Well then we have some good news—GameTech 2013 is quickly approaching!!

GameTech is a unique, user-focused conference dealing with gaming technologies that enhance warfighter training. This conference aims to bring together government, industry, gaming experts and academia to discuss the current state of game technologies and share knowledge, research and technology on virtual worlds and games for training.

This conference is sure to be a gamer’s paradise! The impressive list of key note speakers boasts some of the most important names in gaming, including Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, Inc. The exhibit hall will be bursting with the latest and greatest in gaming technology and training strategies. Plus the panels and workshops cover everything from game design, how to incorporate gaming into warfighter training, mobile development, immersive education and everything in between.

The conference will be held April 17–19 at Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando, Fla.

Check out this video from last year’s conference:

Our friends at EA SPORTS have released this trailer to promote Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 which drops today in North America.

It's quite the rumble!



Ever dream of becoming a super hero? Playing the hero in video games may actually help make that a reality!

Violent video games have long been thought to increase aggression, but it appears that the opposite is true as well. A study done at the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Laboratory shows that having superpowers in a video game can make people more altruistic.

Stanford researchers used a simulation game to test their theory. One at a time, 60 men and women strapped on virtual reality goggles and were whisked away to a virtual cityscape. Their airborne mission: to deliver insulin to a diabetic child. Half of the test subjects completed their mission by flying in a helicopter; the other half controlled their flight by a series of arm motions, like Superman.

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Did you get a chance to see the FIRST Robotics Competition Teams at Otronicon? These groups of high-school students impressed us with their basketball-playing robots that they designed from scratch! If you didn’t get enough of these technology-loving teams, be sure to check out the FIRST Lego League regional competition this weekend!

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Sweepstakes:

Otronicon’s EA SPORTS Giveaway

Official Rules
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Otronicon’s EA SPORTS Giveaway Official Rules

Legal:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. One prize per household. Some blackout dates and times may apply.

1.    TIMING:

Otronicon’s EA SPORTS Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 18, 2013, and ends at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time January 21, 2013.

Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.

Late entries will not be accepted.

 

2.    ELIGIBILITY:

The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents living in the United States and Canada who are at least 18 years of age at time of entry. Employees of the Orlando Science Center, Electronic Arts and its subsidiaries and suppliers, participating sweepstakes partners, their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, fulfillment and marketing agencies, their immediate families (and those living in their same households) are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. By entering the Sweepstakes, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless, the Orlando Science Center and participating Sweepstakes partners, respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from any damages that may arise out of participation in the Sweepstakes or out of the acceptance, use, misuse or possession of prizes. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all aspects. Void where prohibited by law, rule or regulation. All Federal, State and local laws and regulations apply. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The giveaway consists of a sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).

 

3. HOW TO ENTER: Otronicon’s EA SPORTS Giveaway

To enter the Sweepstakes, fill out and submit an entry form to a designated Sweepstakes representative at Otronicon during the event’s operating hours in 2013 (see “Timing” above). Entry forms will be accepted in the Lowrie Hall area of the event on Level 2. Only one entry will be accepted per person. Or, hand print your name, address, city, state, ZIP code, phone number and email address on a 3” x 5” card and mail to: Attn: Otronicon’s EA SPORTS Giveaway, Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803. All mail-in entries must be received by the final day, January 21, 2013.

Only one entry will be accepted per person.

By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants grant the Orlando Science Center and its Sweepstakes partners a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, for any educational, promotional, publicity, exhibition, archival, scholarly and all other standard Orlando Science Center purposes. The Orlando Science Center will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

 

4.  THE PRIZES:

The Prize Package (one winner only) includes:

  • One Wii U console
  • One EA SPORTS Madden NFL 13 for Wii U
  • One EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 13 for Wii U
Winners will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.

 

5. NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS:

The one winning entrant will be notified the week of their drawing by email.
 
The potential winner will be required to sign and return to the Orlando Science Center, within seven days of the date the notice or attempted notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release in order to claim his/her prize. If the potential winners cannot be contacted, or fails to sign and return the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within the required time period, potential winners forfeit the prizes. Potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason (at the Orlando Science Center’s discretion), the Orlando Science Center will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only one alternate drawing will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded.

For the name of the winner, after the winner has been announced, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please do not contact us about the status of entries. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Orlando Science Center reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of the Orlando Science Center will be final.

 

6. DISQUALIFICATION:

Multiple entries per person are prohibited. Entrants are not permitted to share the same email accounts. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different entry cards, email accounts, identities, or any other methods will void that entrant’s entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Entries that are incomplete, illegible or corrupted are void and will not be accepted.

The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized winner.

The Orlando Science Center and any sweepstakes sponsors are not responsible for miscommunications, failed telephone or computer, telephone transmissions, technical failure, jumbled, scrambled or misdirected transmissions, or other error of any kind whether human, mechanical or electronic.

Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes, as determined by the Orlando Science Center, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, the Orlando Science Center and any Sweepstakes partners reserve the right to terminate entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes. In the event any portion of this Sweepstakes is compromised by non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of contest sponsors which, in the sole opinion of the contest sponsors, corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes, the contest Sweepstakes partner reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes.

 

7. TAX INFORMATION:

All taxes and fees on prizes won are the sole responsibility of the winner.

 

8. ENTRANTS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be viewed here:  http://www.osc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35%3Aprivacy-policy&Itemid=1.

Sponsored by:

Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803

 

Orlando Science Center • 777 E. Princeton Street • Orlando, Florida 32803 • Phone: 407.514.2000 • Email: gservices@osc.org
Supported by the City of Orlando, Orange County, and United Arts of Central Florida with funds from the United Arts campaign and the
State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.